Magazine loader

• US 9,273,917 B1
• Filed: 02/09/2015
• Issued: 03/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brian D. Cabelli, Engineered Design Holdings LLC
• Original Assignee: Patrick T. Buckner
• Inventors: Buckner, Patrick T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Johnson, Stephen M
• Application Number:
  US14/617,360
• Time in Patent Office: 386 Days
• Field of Search: 42/87, 42/88
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 9/66 Arrangements thereon for charging, i.e. reloading apparatus or tools for reloading of magazines F41A9/83
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 9/83 Apparatus or tools for reloading magazines with unbelted ammunition, e.g. cartridge clips
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 9/84 Clips

Abstract

A magazine loader includes a loader housing having a housing interior; an ammo slot in the loader housing, the ammo slot communicating with the housing interior; a clip slot in the loader housing opposite the ammo slot, the clip slot communicating with the housing interior; and an ammo loading plunger carried by the loader housing and extending into the housing interior, the ammo loading plunger positional between an extended ammo preloading position and a retracted ammo loading position in the housing interior.

Claims

1. A magazine loader, comprising:

a loader housing having a housing interior;

an ammo slot in the loader housing, the ammo slot communicating with the housing interior;

a clip slot in the loader housing opposite the ammo slot, the clip slot communicating with the housing interior;

an ammo support rail detachably disposed in the clip slot in sliding relation to the loader housing; and

an ammo loading plunger carried by the loader housing and extending into the housing interior, the ammo loading plunger positional between an extended ammo preloading position and a retracted ammo loading position in the housing interior.

2. The magazine loader of claim 1 wherein the ammo loading plunger comprises a plunger rod carried by the loader housing, a plunger head carried by the plunger rod in the housing interior and a plunger handle carried by the plunger rod outside the housing interior.

3. The magazine loader of claim 1 wherein the loader housing comprises a pair of spaced-apart housing sides, a housing end connecting the housing sides at a first end of the loader housing and a housing bottom connecting the housing sides at a second end of the loader housing, and wherein the housing interior is formed by and between the housing sides.

4. The magazine loader of claim 3 further comprising a rod opening in the housing end, and wherein the ammo loading plunger extends through the rod opening.

5. A magazine loader, comprising:

a loader housing having a housing interior, the loader housing including a pair of spaced-apart housing sides, a housing end connecting the housing sides at a first end of the loader housing and a housing bottom connecting the housing sides at a second end of the loader housing, the housing interior is formed by and between the housing sides;

an ammo slot in the loader housing, the ammo slot communicating with the housing interior;

a clip slot in the loader housing opposite the ammo slot, the clip slot communicating with the housing interior;

an ammo loading plunger carried by the loader housing and extending into the housing interior, the ammo loading plunger positional between an extended ammo preloading position and a retracted ammo loading position in the housing interior; and

a pair of tapered housing end portions extending from the housing sides, respectively, and wherein the housing bottom extends between the housing end portions, and a magazine space between the housing end portions and the housing bottom and communicating with the housing interior.

6. The magazine loader of claim 5 further comprising a magazine insertion slot in the housing bottom and communicating with the magazine space.

7. The magazine loader of claim 6 further comprising a magazine tab opening in at least one of the housing end portions.

8. A magazine loader, comprising:

a generally elongated loader housing having a housing interior, the loader housing having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;

an elongated ammo slot in the first surface of the loader housing, the ammo slot communicating with the housing interior;

a clip slot in the second surface of the loader housing opposite the ammo slot, the clip slot communicating with the housing interior;

an ammo support rail detachably disposed in the clip slot in sliding relation to the loader housing; and

an ammo loading plunger carried by the loader housing and extending into the housing interior, the ammo loading plunger positional between an extended ammo preloading position and a retracted ammo loading position in the housing interior.

9. The magazine loader of claim 8 wherein the ammo loading plunger comprises a plunger rod carried by the loader housing, a plunger head carried by the plunger rod in the housing interior and a plunger handle carried by the plunger rod outside the housing interior.

10. The magazine loader of claim 8 wherein the loader housing comprises a pair of spaced-apart housing sides, a housing end connecting the housing sides at a first end of the loader housing and a housing bottom connecting the housing sides at a second end of the loader housing, and wherein the housing interior is formed by and between the housing sides.

11. The magazine loader of claim 10 further comprising a rod opening in the housing end, and wherein the ammo loading plunger extends through the rod opening.

12. A magazine loader, comprising:

a generally elongated loader housing having a housing interior, the loader housing having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the loader housing including a pair of spaced-apart housing sides, a housing end connecting the housing sides at a first end of the loader housing and a housing bottom connecting the housing sides at a second end of the loader housing, and the housing interior is formed by and between the housing sides;

an elongated ammo slot in the first surface of the loader housing, the ammo slot communicating with the housing interior;

a clip slot in the second surface of the loader housing opposite the ammo slot, the clip slot communicating with the housing interior;

an ammo loading plunger carried by the loader housing and extending into the housing interior, the ammo loading plunger positional between an extended ammo preloading position and a retracted ammo loading position in the housing interior; and

a pair of tapered housing end portions extending from the housing sides, respectively, and wherein the housing bottom extends between the housing end portions, and a magazine space between the housing end portions and the housing bottom and communicating with the housing interior.

13. The magazine loader of claim 12 further comprising a magazine insertion slot in the housing bottom and communicating with the magazine space.

14. The magazine loader of claim 13 further comprising a magazine tab opening in at least one of the housing end portions.

15. A magazine loader, comprising:

a generally elongated loader housing including;

a pair of spaced-apart housing sides;

a housing end connecting the housing sides at a first end of the loader housing;

a rod opening in the housing end;

a housing bottom connecting the housing sides at a second end of the loader housing;

a housing interior formed by and between the housing sides; and

the loader housing having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;

an elongated ammo slot in the first surface of the loader housing, the ammo slot communicating with the housing interior;

a clip slot in the second surface of the loader housing opposite the ammo slot, the clip slot communicating with the housing interior and extending from the housing bottom through the housing end;

an ammo support rail detachably disposed in the clip slot in sliding relation to the loader housing; and

an ammo loading plunger including;

a plunger rod extending through the rod opening in the housing end in sliding relation to the loader housing;

a plunger head carried by the plunger rod in the housing interior; and

a plunger handle carried by the plunger rod outside the housing interior.

16. The magazine loader of claim 15 further comprising a pair of tapered housing end portions extending from the housing sides, respectively, and wherein the housing bottom extends between the housing end portions, and a magazine space between the housing end portions and the housing bottom and communicating with the housing interior.

17. The magazine loader of claim 16 further comprising a magazine insertion slot in the housing bottom and communicating with the magazine space.

18. The magazine loader of claim 17 further comprising a magazine tab opening in at least one of the housing end portions.